@chattykathy You have been so through so much yet your spirits seem strong. That's quite admirable. I am glad things are going well for you now. What is scar revision? I would really like to have my belly apron removed surgically since when I had such huge fluid retention I stretched more than ever so it hangs a lot now. Don't know if insurance would pay for it though.

I too yoyo dieted all my life and am now at a weight lower than I had been at in many, many years. I really am a food addict and if I have a little of something I want more. I have found myfitnesspal.com online to be a huge help. It makes you accountable so you are less apt to have that little this or that. You know if you lie when you input your consumption that you are only lying to yourself. Between that, a fitness monitor that keeps me active, and an accurate, precise scale (it wasn't as expensive as it sounds, a Tanita on Amazon under $50 a few years ago, and to me well worth it) that estimates BMI and fluid retention. I know those last two measurements depend on each other so on days when I have a large fluid retention, like when I had ascites, my BMI would read in the teens, but on days when my fluid retention is low my BMI is high.
I strongly recommend these tools to aid in weight reduction. I am still using them to try to keep the weight off, not an easy task. If you know other people using myfitnesspal you can be friends on it and see each other's data which I would suspect would help too. If anyone here wants to try it I would be happy to have friends on it.
Jane